Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka chose to step away from competing for their mental health, proving their worth lies in more than their athleticism. As a Black mom, I couldn't be more proud. ( read original story ...)
Some top storylines to watch in track and field at Tokyo Olympics. Can U.S. dominate?
There is still plenty of anticipation surrounding this year's track and field competition. Can the U.S. win the medal count again? ( read original story ...)
Hit batters lift South Korea over Israel in Olympic baseball
Most of the Olympics is a competition among the best in each sport. Israel's fate in its baseball debut came down to a pitcher whose last ... ( read original story ...)
NBCUniversal CEO Says Tokyo Olympics Will Be ‘Profitable’ Despite ‘All This Bad Luck’
NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell says that parent company Comcast expects the Tokyo Olympics to turn a profit for the company, despite the hit the event has taken in linear ratings and overall ... ( read original story ...)
The strange story of a family that can’t access $6 million in crypto from a Ethereum presale
What would you do if you had around $6 million...but you couldn't access it?According to a recent news storynews story from WJLA, the local ABC affiliate for the Washington D.C. area, one family is ... ( read original story ...)
Power Rangers Restaurant Opens In Japan
Your dreams eating curry in a restaurant filled with Power Rangers merch and memorabilia are now a reality. Behold, the Super Sentai Restaurant. ( read original story ...)
Olympic Teams Scramble as Athletes Test Positive and COVID Cases Surge Across Japan
Yuichi Yamazaki/GettyNews that two pole vaulters had tested positive for COVID-19 have sent track and field teams into a spin at the Tokyo Olympics, as Japan’s equivalent of Dr. Anthony Fauci warned ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate magnitude 4.1 quake hits 75 km southeast of Iwaki, Japan in the afternoon
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake near Iwaki, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima, Japan, was reported only 13 minutes ago by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), considered one of t ... ( read original story ...)
Nobel-winning physicist Maskawa dies
Japanese physicist Maskawa Toshihide who won the Nobel Prize in 2008 has died of cancer at the age of 81. Maskawa was born in the Japanese city of Nagoya in 1940. He began to study elementary ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea rallies to beat Israel 6-5 in Olympic baseball
Jeremy Bleich forced in the game-ending run by hitting batters with consecutive pitches in the 10th inning, and defending champion South Korea beat Israel 6-5 Thursday night to win its Olympic ... ( read original story ...)
Venezuelan Paralympic athletes dream of winning medals in Tokyo
Venezuelan Paralympic swimmer Jose Gregorio Montilla hopes to bring home a medal in the 50-meter breaststroke at the Tokyo Paralympic Games which begin Aug. 24. ( read original story ...)
As Covid Cases Hit Record High in Tokyo, Can the Olympic Bubble Hold?
With the Games approaching their midway point, promises of a “safe and secure” event are being put to the test. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo COVID-19 cases hit record high for third day in a row as Olympics continue
Japanese officials expressed alarm on Thursday as Tokyo, the host city of the Olympic Games, reported a record number of new coronavirus cases for the third day in a row. "We have never experienced ... ( read original story ...)
Suni Lee wins gold in Tokyo Olympics gymnastics all-around competition
Sunisa Lee won the Olympic all-around title Thursday night, the fifth consecutive American woman to claim gymnastics’ biggest prize. ( read original story ...)
Japan set to extend coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo, casting shadow over Olympics
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said he was seeking to broaden the state of emergency beyond the capital, even as authorities sought to downplay the outbreak’s effect on the Olympics Games in Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live news: Israel to offer Pfizer booster shot as efficacy wanes, say reports; Japan’s daily cases exceed 10,000
Campaign will in effect turn Israel into testing ground for company’s booster; case high comes amid another record day of 3,865 infections in Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)